Computer Ethics

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A student locates a story, recopies it in their own writing, and submits it to the teacher as their own work.

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Unethical

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A student uses the copy and paste commands to place large parts of an electronic encyclopedia article into an assigned paper. They turn the paper in as their own work.

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Unethical

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A student steals a set of keys and uses them to gain access to the school office where they change their grades and view and grades of other students.

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Unethical

Front

A student finds the teacher's password to PowerSchool and uses it to change their grades and view the grades of other students. Is this action ethical or unethical?

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Unethical

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Is it ethical for Sam to resell a CD he doesn't like?

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Ethical

Front

Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program to upload the photographs she took at camp for Bob to download. Is this action ethical or unethical?

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Ethical

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Is Jerry's action of borrowing Ben’s game disks for Monster Truck Rally and planning to erase or buy the game ethical or unethical?

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Unethical

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Is downloading Amy's vacation pictures from a peer-to-peer file-sharing program infringing on her copyright?

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No, it is ethical.

Front

Is Bob's action of copying the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary protected by fair use?

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Unethical

Front

Is Amy's action of using a solitaire card game that is "shareware" ethical or unethical?

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Ethical